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Isn’t it a little unrealistic to think writing a letter asking a world leader to free one prisoner will really make a difference?

Maybe. But it’s not just one letter–it’s thousands that arrive on an official’s desk. It’s experts speaking out to the press. It’s individuals supporting the family of those wrongly imprisoned. It’s researchers knowing the facts that can lead to accountability. It’s lobbyists urging officials to use their influence with other leaders to promote justice. That’s Amnesty International. That’s the human rights movement.

But it didn’t stop there. The memo (a.k.a. “Urgent Action”) also went out to human rights supporters worldwide, mobilizing them to write letters urging Iranian officials to release Esha.

Unfortunately, cases like Esha’s are the rule, not the exception in Iran. Dozens of activists involved, like Esha, with the women’s rights initiative Campaign for Equality have been detained. That’s why Amnesty international keep tabs on Iran’s treatment of activists, track down the facts, documents abuse and then brings the truth to power. The organization released this report on women’s rights defenders in Iran last February.

You see, it’s not just one measly letter; human rights is a movement. And yeah, it makes a real difference.

You want to be a part of it? Zeynab Bayzeydi, one of Amnesty International’s prisoner of conscience, was also detained in July and charged in August to four years in prison for her participation in the initiative. Click here to write your own letter for Zeynab.

And keep your eyes peeled for more info on Esha Momeni. She isn’t completely in the clear–the Iranian government could reportedly charge her with propaganda and throw her back behind bars. She might need your help.